News
2-year-old drowns in swimming pool on Fourth of July
Two-year-old Kevin J. “Bubba” Cortez III was pronounced dead on Tuesday (July 4) in a drowning accident.
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Business
2017 Industry Guide: Monsanto focuses on empowering farmers to feed growing population
Monsanto is a global agriculture company focused on empowering farmers to feed a growing population. […]
Crime
Retrial sought for man found guilty of killing DHS student
The attorney for Javon Wells, the 23-year old New Sarpy man found guilty last month of the 2016 murder of Destrehan High School student Kendall Williams Jr., is seeking a retrial for her client. […]
Government
Developer pulls out of Cypress View project
Under opposition from Hahnville residents, the Lafayette developer who proposed the 200-lot Cypress View subdivision has withdrawn the project. […]
Business
2017 Industry Guide: Port of South Louisiana touts link between agriculture, infrastructure
In an opinion editorial in a national publication, World Trade Center of New Orleans CEO Caitlin Cain and Port of South Louisiana Executive Director Paul Aucoin explain that, for Louisiana, there may be no more critical economic issues than agriculture and infrastructure and hope that both U.S. legislators and the Trump administration come to support infrastructure improvements, especially that of the Mississippi River, the nation’s most vital shipping channel. […]
Business
2017 Industry Guide: OMI Environmental Solutions announces new consulting services
One of the longest standing and trusted oil spill response companies in the world, OMI Environmental Solutions (OMIES) provides solutions to a wide depth of customer environmental requests and remains prepared to leap into action in the face of emergency. […]
Business
2017 Industry Guide: Shell’s Date with Destiny aims to empower, encourage women in the workforce
Educate, empower and encourage is the mantra embodied at the annual Shell-sponsored Date with Destiny career forum, which takes aim at inspiring more women to seek employment in the traditionally male-dominated oil and gas industry. […]
Business
2017 Industry Guide: Army specialist given green light by Dow to leave work to help flood victims
When military man Kendall Martin was called into duty by his sergeant last summer, just a week into his new position in the Dow apprenticeship program, he had some definite concerns. […]
Business
2017 Industry Guide: IMTT personnel are committed to active involvement in the community
International-Matex Tank Terminals (IMTT) – St. Rose, located in St. Charles Parish, has been in operation since the 1960s. […]